I was looking forward to this week. Not only was I taking a
break from rotating but it was also spring break so we had no swimming. Much as
I love the pool, I was happy to be going right home for a change and was hoping
to get some yard work done. Unfortunately things didn’t work out as planned.
Monday night was knitting and I hadn’t planned anything for
dinner so just opened a can of soup, which was totally unsatisfying for my
first non-diet supper in 3 weeks. I then ate some jelly beans at knitting (so
not worth the calories) so felt like I shouldn’t have the ice cream I’d planned
when I got home. Not a banner day for not rotating.
I made up for that on Tuesday, when the water aerobics gang
went out to Ploughshare for dinner. I had a spinach and beet salad with curried
butternut squash soup. They were absolutely delicious and hit the spot. The
only desserts didn’t sound good but Anne got the chocolate hazelnut cheesecake
and offered me a bite. Now I don’t like chocolate in my cheesecake but the
chocolate was only in the crust. I ended up eating half of her dessert. Yum.
The week was full of training. I had my 2 regular monthly
classes on Tuesday and Thursday and was extending Thursday’s class for a
one-on-one session with one person. On Wednesday morning I sat in on Nora’s
portal class because I know the day is coming when I’ll have to teach it.
Wednesday afternoon, Nora and I were presenting at a retreat for the out
station employees from all over the state so we went to HyVee for lunch between
the two sessions and then hit the Animal Science meat store on our way to the
retreat. After the presentation, which had some technical issues so we ran out
of time, we tagged along on a tour of Innovation Campus, which was impressive. We
didn’t get done until 5:30 so I got home too late to cook. Good thing I have a
chock full freezer. I grabbed a casserole and enjoyed dinner while watching
Survivor. What a nice day.
Have you noticed that by this point I haven’t been home
right after work once? Well, Thursday was my first hope for going straight home.
Dodie and I had thrifted over lunch and I’d found a pair of jeans that should
actually fit so that was fun. But it was raining all afternoon and by the time
I headed home, it was snowing. Yes, after having beautiful spring weather, it
was snowing huge quarter sized flakes for my ride home. So much for getting any
gardening done. I had to keep telling myself it’s only March.
We went to Green Gateau on Friday, which was lovely and a
break for Layton, who has been so good about eating where I could while
rotating. We even had dessert, which meant it was a long lunch but oh well. And
talk about a short afternoon! I ran a bunch of errands on the way home (9 stops and a 30 mile drive in less than 2 hours) and was
ready for the weekend. Saturday was the Council Bluffs gardening conference a
few of us go to every year so I had to set my alarm on a Saturday. Sacrilegious!
The conference was fun, as usual, but killed the whole day. I had snack supper
(Guinness with cracker and cheese) for dinner and watched The Theory of
Everything while knitting. What a lovely day.
Sunday was filled with chores. It was super windy so working
outside wasn’t an option (still only March) but I got the house picked up, did
all my laundry and ironed some smaller sized clothes from the basement, which
should make getting dressed in the morning a bit easier. Then I cooked up a
storm so have plenty of food for the coming week, which will be my last before
another rotation. In honor of that, I made mini bundt cakes to take to knitting,
banana bread for work and total comfort food for dinner – beef, onions and
mushrooms in gravy over mashed potatoes with Brussels sprouts. Yum and there’s
plenty more to eat this coming week, when I’ll be back in the pool. Hopefully the
spring weather will be back so I can sneak in some yard work. Iffy but I can
hope. Happy Spring!
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